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robert.rozee
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Posted: 02:57pm 30 Nov 2025
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the following may interest some of you... the following is an 8-part series of restoration videos by CuriousMarc, where he gets a pair of 8080 'trainer' boards up and running, then proceeds to load up the original Bill Gates BASIC:

https://youtu.be/eCAp3K7yTlQ
https://youtu.be/Sfe18oyRvGk
https://youtu.be/KVV-ybhIXwU
https://youtu.be/RTmwdS3TE2Q
https://youtu.be/U9KWpTRSuaU
https://youtu.be/vqDh15-n9k0
https://youtu.be/RbeKky243ZU
https://youtu.be/rFZ_qiNgYXc


CuriousMarc's efforts inspired me to look into what sorts of modern 8080 SBC's were available. i came across this video, where a fellow builds something from scratch, including a USB port, then proceeds to whip up a BASIC interpreter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Zckdcl_zY

while he hasn't (as far as i can tell) published his code anywhere, assuming it is all genuine this does open up some interesting avenues!


cheers,
rob   :-)


btw: i've been using FreeTube to watch youtube videos recently. it makes the whole experience far more pleasant!
https://freetubeapp.io/
Edited 2025-12-01 01:02 by robert.rozee
 
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